Last week, New York Yankees star Aaron Judge took the time to meet Sarah, a cancer patient and Yankees superfan, before Wednesday’s game.
Sarah told Judge that she has two bobbleheads of him, one in her hospital room and one in her bedroom at home. Both remind her to keep pushing and never give up.
“Thank you so much. It truly means the world to us,” Sarah told the athlete as he took the time to talk with her.
Sarah was astonished by the size of Judge’s feet. He wears a size 17, and she wears a size five.
After that, Judge gave the signed ball back to Sarah and became emotional as she read what Judge wrote.
She asked for a hug, to which Judge immediately agreed.
Judge often uses his platform to brighten fans’ days. In 2023, he joined Tom Brady and Jayson Tatum to surprise nine children for the Make-A-Wish foundation. Judge played catch with the kids and gave them a chance to talk with their hero.
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“I’m speechless. This is what it’s all about, you know. We play the game, you know, for a lot of different reasons, but getting the chance to inspire some youth and spend some time with some kids is so special,” Judge told GOOD MORNING AMERICA of the event.
Not only does Judge use his MLB influence to give back to those who need it, but he also sees it as an opportunity to share about his faith in God.
He finds his fulfillment in “Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.”
“He’s given me this platform — given me this ability…Getting a chance to do this, it’s great and all, but it’s not fulfilling as much as the relationship I have with Him. So that’s what I would tell anybody. Just build a relationship with Him, and that’ll solve all your problems,” the outfielder said in a video from CBN Sports.
At last year’s All-Star weekend, Judge expressed the same sentiment.
“[Faith is] where it starts for me — the foundation, where I get a lot of my strength, and being able to do what I do on a daily basis. It all comes from that,” he said. “…It all starts with the faith. I’m definitely blessed to be in this spot.”
From a heartfelt hug with a superfan battling cancer to surprising kids through Make-A-Wish, Judge continues to show that his greatest purpose isn’t ultimately baseball but pointing others toward the faith that grounds him.
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